Brunet v. United Gas Pipeline Co.
15 F.3d 500 (5th Cir. 1994) Cited 206 timesHolding that a trial court's exclusion of evidence is reviewed for abuse of discretion
Johnson v. BAE Sys. Land & Armaments, L.P.
Civil Action No. 3:12-CV-1790-D (N.D. Tex. Apr. 30, 2014) Cited 14 timesHolding that supervisor's comment that he would whip employees if they did not get to work was facially race-neutral, but when viewed in context, reasonable trier of fact could infer a racial connotation because comment was made in presence of four African–Americans
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 22,753 times 16 Legal AnalysesAllowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system
Rule 1 - Scope and Purpose
Fed. R. Civ. P. 1 Cited 15,441 times 49 Legal AnalysesRecognizing the federal rules of civil procedure should be employed to promote the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding"
Rule 21 - Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
Fed. R. Civ. P. 21 Cited 7,615 times 14 Legal AnalysesGranting district courts broad discretion when deciding whether to sever claims or to dismiss improperly joined claims or defendants